December 8th, 2021 Our final day in New York and it was only a morning really as we had to be at the airport at 3 pm. The first part of the day was spent doing the final packing and sorting things out and any last-minute organization. We then checked out and left the luggage … Read more
December 7th, 2021 Today was Kates Birthday and the first time we had spent it in New York, we once spent it over the Atlantic on the way back from New York, but this is the first time we actually had the day here in the City. So we spent it doing the things she … Read more
December 6th, 2021 On our New York trips, we always get one day when the weather is a bit rubbish. Often the weather is absolutely despicable in this one day as a nasty front moves through and drenches the City. However on the whole we normally find the weather to be agreeable most days. With … Read more
December 5th, 2021 So as you can tell from the title, this was to be a PACKED day. Really we got gig pretty late and arrived in Hudson Yards around 9.15 via the 7 Subway line from Bryant Park. This line runs right into the heart of Hudson Yards and saves an unnecessary 1.5-mile hike … Read more
December 4th, 2021 We had actually tried to take it pretty easy on our tourist activities so far in New York. We have only visited 2 paid attractions (The Summit and FlyNYON) however we had already clocked up well over 20miles of walking and had seen a huge amount of the City. Today, however, despite … Read more
December 3rd, 2021 Today was another light day with just one really important attraction planned. We had a little bit more shopping planned and nothing else really for the day before we had to head over the Kearny for a Doors-Off Helicopter Flight. This meant a nice and easy morning. We had some Bagels and … Read more
December 2nd, 2021 We knew today was going to start early, Jet Lag has a habit of getting us up nice and early as 6 am eastern time is a nice 11 am lie-in for us. So despite the late night yesterday, we were still wide awake and up for 6 am. We decided this … Read more
December 1st, 2021 So after a seriously stressful build-up, we spent the day before frantically packing and finalizing plans, printing out a forest full of documents, to make sure we had paper copies of everything, and then finally hit the sack, still very stressed about the constantly evolving Omicoron Variant. The Alarm went off around … Read more
November 2021 We do not usually do Day 0 posts and bore you all with our mundane lives and the preparation for our trips, we normally just jump straight into the good stuff, and if that is what you are after then go right ahead to day 1 of our December 2021 New York Christmas … Read more
Our flight out of Keflavik was fairly reasonable at 11:15 am but with all the restrictions and possible issues, we did not want to leave anything to chance. So we wanted to be at the airport bright and early. We still had the flat tire issue with the Duster to deal with at the hire … Read more